Earthquake details

Thursday, November 23, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at 18:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 161.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.358 and latitude 27.138.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	27.138, 130.358
UTC time	2017-11-23 18:02:35.850

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-11-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	161.7 km
Amami	162.1 km
Nago	242.7 km
Gushikawa	262.3 km
Uruma	262.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	262.7 km
Okinawa	269.4 km
Yomitan	272.3 km
Ginowan	276.0 km
Nishihara	278.0 km
Urasoe	279.1 km
Nanjō	280.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

176.0 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

251.5 km

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